Lot 160
1856 (Oct. 31) New Orleans La. to Vera Cruz, Mexico, folded cover with dateline docketing bearing 5¢ red brown (12) vertical pair, deep color, large to huge margins except just in at bottom right, tied by "New Orleans La. Nov. 1" c.d.s., endorsed "p Calhoun", Very Fine and fresh, the 10¢ direct American packet rate per half-ounce up to 3,000 miles. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 153, fig. 14-10.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED 1856 5¢ USAGES TO MEXICO.
Expertization: Signed Holcombe with his 1992 Certificate.
Provenance: Kapiloff
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